The holidays offered a chance to help several area nonprofits, courtesy of the teams at Bally’s Twin River Lincoln and Bally’s Tiverton. Together with its employees, Bally’s Twin River Lincoln donated hundreds of gifts to the Town of Lincoln’s Adopt-A-Family program. The Bally’s Tiverton team participated in the annual Adopt-A-Family efforts along with its employees donating to the East Bay Community Action Program. Bally’s corporate employees in Providence also donated gifts to Children’s Friend, collecting wish list items and new toys for wrapping. The Lincoln Senior Center was a recipient of a $10,000 donation and the Lincoln Animal Shelter received $4,000. The 10th annual Holiday Charity Blackjack Tournament at Bally’s Twin River Lincoln donated a total of $60,000 to 36 local Rhode Island charities, which included Crossroads Rhode Island, The DaVinci Center, A Wish Come True, Adoption Rhode Island and the Rhode Island Community Food Bank. All charities received a minimum of $1,000, with a first-prize donation won by Alan Chile with $10,000 for the Providence Performing Arts Center. To date, approximately $600,000 has been given to local charities from this annual holiday event.
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- Shannon Rosciti, Bally’s; Peggy Weigner, Lincoln Town Hall; and Kim Ward, Executive Director of Community Impact, Bally’s Corporation.
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- Keith Williams, Bally’s Teamster loads up gifts for Adopt-A-Family Lincoln.
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- The Bally’s Tiverton Adopt-A-Family holiday efforts brought gifts to area children.
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- Bally’s Tiverton along with its employees donated to the East Bay Community Action Program.
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- Bally’s corporate employees in Providence donated gifts to Children’s Friend, which serves Rhode Island’s most vulnerable children and families through a variety of programs.
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- Kim Ward, Executive Director of Community Impact, Bally’s Corporation; Alexis Williams, Animal Control Officer, Lincoln; and David Waycott, Animal Control Officer, Cumberland.
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- Philip Gould, Town Administrator, Lincoln; Kim Ward, Executive Director of Community Impact, Bally’s Corporation; and Lois Durkin, Director, Lincoln Senior Center.
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- Marc Crisafulli, President, Bally’s RI Board of Directors; Craig Eaton, President RI Operations and Corporate Secretary, Bally’s; Sen. Elect Jake Bissaillon; Alan Chile, Vice President, Providence Performing Arts Center; Rep. Jacquelyn Baginski; and Rep. William O’Brien.
